Load binder



F. A. MOCKEL March 4, 1952 LOAD BINDER Filed Feb. 15, 1949 Patented Mar.4, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to load binders and it consists in thecombinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein describedand claimed.

Generally the invention comprises a load binder having a principalshackle to which is pivoted an operating lever having a notch at itsinner end for the reception of an arcuate shackle member. Hooks areconnected by means of links with the shackle members for drawingtogether the ends of a cable, cord, chains or the. like. A lock pinextends through that end of the lever having the notch formed thereinwhereby the pin may be utilized to lock the arcuate shackle member tothe inner end of the operating lever. The outer end of the operatinglever has attached thereto an operating cord whereby the device may beunlocked from a remote position thereby providing a safety factor forthe operator of the device.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of thecharacter set forth which is simple in its construction and operationand yet effective and efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a locking pinforming a part of the invention and providing novel and releasable meansfor connecting an operating lever also forming a part of the inventionto an arcuate shackle member likewise forming a part of the invention.

Another object of the invention is the provision, in a device of thecharacter set forth, of remotely controlled means for locking the same.

Qther and further objects of the invention will become apparent from areading of the following specification taken in conjunction with thedrawing, in which:

Figure l is an elevational view, partly broken away, of an embodiment ofthe invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevational view, partly exploded,illustrating the operation of the device forming the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shown therein asafety load binder having a main shackle l whose inner ends areinterconnected by means of a bolt II or the like. Upon the bolt isloosely pivoted an operating lever l2 having an extended handle l3 atits outer end and having a recess [4 at its inner end. The recess l4thereby forms a pair of arms in the inner end of the lever 12 each ofwhich is provided with an opening I6.

One end of an arcuate shackle member I! is adapted to be placed in therecess l4 and a lock pin [8 extends through the openings 16 and isprovided with a cotter pin IQ for locking the same in the arms 15.

The handle I3 is provided with an opening 20 in which may be fastenedone end of a pull cord 2|. A link 22 interconnects the shackle l0 and aneye 23 of a hook 24. A link 25 interconnects the arcuate shackle memberI! and an eye 25 of a hook 21. The hooks 27 and 24 are utilized toconnect the ends of, for example, a chain 28 and 29, and the same may,of course, be utilized to interconnect a cable, rope or the like.

In operation, it will be apparent that in order to draw the ends of thechain 28 and 29 together, it is only necessary to hook the same with thehooks 24 and N, after which the arcuate shackle member if is engaged inthe recess M and the lock pin 18 inserted into the openings I6, afterwhich the cotter pin is inserted into the inner end of the look pin l8.The handle I13 is then moved in a clockwise direction as viewed inFigure 1 thereby drawing the ends of the chain 28 and 29 together. Itwill be noted that when it is desired to unfasten the binder member suchas the chain 28, 22, et cetera, that it is only necessary for theoperator of the device to take the free end of the cord 2| and to pullthe same to turn the handle l3 in a counterclockwise direction as viewedin Figure l. The lock pin 18 first having been removed from the device,the device will then come apart as shown in Figure 3, withoutendangering the operator thereof. It will also be noted that the pin [8may be removed at any time due to the fact that it is not under pressurefrom any other element of the invention.

In other words, when the binder is in clamped position with the partsthereof in the relation shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, allpressure of the arcuate shackle H is on the inner end of the slot [4.Thus the pin I8 can be removed without disturbing the locked relation ofthe main shackle Ii, lever l2 and arcuate shackle l'l. After removal ofthe lock pin l8, the device will come apart in the manner previouslydescribed.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein,it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minormodifications may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is: A binder of the character described comprising amain shackle, a lever pivotally connected with the main shackle, anarcuate shackle and means for latching the lever with the arcuateshackle, said means including a recess at the inner end of said leverfor receiving the arcuate shackle therein and a removably mounted lockpin for retaining the arcuate shackle in said recess, whereby when saidbinder is in clamped position, pressure will be exerted on the inner endof said recess to allow removal of said lock pin.

FRED A. MOCKEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 952,773 Welty Mar. 22, 19101,332,719 Evenson Mar. 2, 1920 2,359,492 Rockwood et a1 Oct. 3, 1944

